As we create our bullying lessons for our Advisory Program, we are
constantly looking for the best resources to use with our students. I have used
the social bookmarking site, Delicious, https://www.delicious.com/cynthiacruce
to catalog the bullying resources that we have used or explored.
As I was creating this bookmarking site, I created a stack for my
bullying resources and a stack for my technology resources. The idea of
a stack was a new concept for me. I think of the stack as being
like a visual folder. A stack is
a collection of links built around a common theme. The way the information
appears in the stack is very visual. You can see images from the website, a
short commentary about the website, and any tags that were added. I liked using
the stacks to organize my favorite websites. This would be very valuable for
any one in education who works on multiple concepts at a time.
For instance, I created a stack for technology and one
for bullying resources, but I can see myself adding resources on Professional
Learning Communities (PLC) and creating a stack for that concept. Then I could
share these resources with others.
I have collected a variety of bullying resources. One of my
favorite resources was the STOP cyberbullying.org website. The site is broken
into resources for different age levels, plus it has resources for parents and
educators. Another resource that would be helpful for middle schools is the It’s
My Life. Friends. Bullies/PBS Kids website. The resource had a good video that could
be used immediately in any middle school. The video is from the children’s
perspectives.
Three resources that have good information for parents is the
FBI – Parent Guide to Internet Safety, isafe.org, and
Microsoft.com//security/family-safety. The FBI provides scenarios related to
Internet use and how parents should respond if they have to deal with
situations with their children. Related to what parents need to know is a
website called isafe.org/img/pdf/Acronyms.pdf. This website has abbreviations
and emoticons :) for text speak. This would help parents to understand the
conversations their children are having on line. The Microsoft website also has
guidelines regarding teaching family members how
to use the Internet more safely
Websites that would be good for educators is the Stopbullying.gov website,
the bullyproof classroom website, and the Community Matters website. All of
these resources offer information that schools and educators can apply in their
classrooms.
A site that would be good for research purposes is the
Bullying Statistics website and the schoolclimate.org website. Both of these
websites provide statistics and strategies for schools.
I hope these resources are useful for others, and I will
continue to add to these resources during the year.
I really like the idea of using stacks to help keep me organized online! What a great concept. I am going to create a stack for all of the areas you mentioned above as well as one for curriculum ideas. Thanks for this information!
ReplyDeleteI am constantly looking for resources to help us all better understand and respond to issues surrounding bullying. Two areas that I really want to focus on, but am not finding a lot on, are self-empowerment and by-stander behaviors. I think part of the problem is that children don't have the coping skills to handle it when people are mean to them, and they don't know how to help others around them. Have you found anything on either of these issues, Cindy?
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